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The following table defines recommended industry standard sizes for External ACME General Purpose Threads per American National
Standard ASME/ANSI B1.5.

There are three classes of General Purpose ACME threads, 2G, 3G, and 4G each class provides some clearance on all standard size
diameters for free movement, and are used in assemblies with the internal thread rigidly fixed and movement of the external thread in a
direction perpendicular to its axis limited by its bearing or bearings.

Designs should only utilize external and internal ACME threads of the same class and type, with Class 2G being the preferred choice. If
less backlash or end play is desired, Classes 3G and 4G are provided. Class 5G is not recommended for new designs.

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General Pupose ACME External Thread Table Chart

Size
Tol.
Major Dia. Pitch Dia. Minor Dia.
Designation TPI
Decimal Class Max. Min. Max. Min. Max Min.
1/4-16 Acme 0.25 16 2G 0.2500 0.2450 0.2148 0.2043 0.1775 0.1618
1/4-16 Acme 0.25 16 3G 0.2500 0.2450 0.2158 0.2109 0.1775 0.1702
1/4-16 Acme 0.25 16 4G 0.2500 0.2450 0.2168 0.2133 0.1775 0.1722
1/4-16 Acme 0.25 16 5G 0.2500 0.2450 0.2188 0.2160 0.1775 0.1733
5/16-14 Acme 0.3125 14 2G 0.3125 0.3075 0.2728 0.2614 0.2311 0.2140
5/16-14 Acme 0.3125 14 3G 0.3125 0.3075 0.2738 0.2685 0.2311 0.2231
5/16-14 Acme 0.3125 14 4G 0.3125 0.3075 0.2748 0.271 0.2311 0.2254
5/16-14 Acme 0.3125 14 5G 0.3125 0.3075 0.2768 0.2738 0.2311 0.2266
3/8-12 Acme 0.375 12 2G 0.3750 0.3700 0.3284 0.3161 0.2817 0.2632
3/8-12 Acme 0.375 12 3G 0.3750 0.3700 0.3296 0.3238 0.2817 0.2730
3/8-12 Acme 0.375 12 4G 0.3750 0.3700 0.3309 0.3268 0.2817 0.2755
3/8-12 Acme 0.375 12 5G 0.3750 0.3700 0.3333 0.33 0.2817 0.2767
7/16-12 Acme 0.4375 12 2G 0.4375 0.4325 0.3909 0.3783 0.3442 0.3253
7/16-12 Acme 0.4375 12 3G 0.4375 0.4325 0.3921 0.3862 0.3442 0.3354
7/16-12 Acme 0.4375 12 4G 0.4375 0.4325 0.3934 0.3892 0.3442 0.3379
7/16-12 Acme 0.4375 12 5G 0.4375 0.4325 0.3958 0.3924 0.3442 0.3391
1/2-10 Acme 0.5 10 2G 0.5000 0.4950 0.4443 0.4306 0.3800 0.3594
1/2-10 Acme 0.5 10 3G 0.5000 0.4950 0.4458 0.4394 0.3800 0.3704
1/2-10 Acme 0.5 10 4G 0.5000 0.4950 0.4472 0.4426 0.3800 0.3731
1/2-10 Acme 0.5 10 5G 0.5000 0.4950 0.45 0.4463 0.3800 0.3745
5/8-8 Acme 0.625 8 2G 0.6250 0.6188 0.5562 0.5408 0.4800 0.4569
5/8-8 Acme 0.625 8 3G 0.6250 0.6188 0.5578 0.5506 0.4800 0.4692
5/8-8 Acme 0.625 8 4G 0.6250 0.6188 0.5593 0.5542 0.4800 0.4723
5/8-8 Acme 0.625 8 5G 0.6250 0.6188 0.5625 0.5584 0.4800 0.4738
3/4-6 Acme 0.75 6 2G 0.7500 0.7417 0.6598 0.6424 0.5633 0.5372
3/4-6 Acme 0.75 6 3G 0.7500 0.7417 0.6615 0.6534 0.5633 0.5511
3/4-6 Acme 0.75 6 4G 0.7500 0.7417 0.6632 0.6574 0.5633 0.5546
3/4-6 Acme 0.75 6 5G 0.7500 0.7417 0.6667 0.662 0.5633 0.5563
7/8-6 Acme 0.875 6 2G 0.8750 0.8667 0.7842 0.7663 0.6883 0.6615
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1-5 Acme 1 5 2G 1.0000 0.9900 0.892 0.8726 0.7800 0.7509
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1-5 Acme 1 5 3G 1.0000 0.9900 0.894 0.8849 0.7800 0.7664

1-5 Acme 1 5 4G 1.0000 0.9900 0.896 0.8895 0.7800 0.7703
1-5 Acme 1 5 5G 1.0000 0.9900 0.9 0.8948 0.7800 0.7722
1 1/8-5 Acme 1.125 5 2G 1.1250 1.1150 1.0165 0.9967 0.9050 0.8753
1 1/8-5 Acme 1.125 5 3G 1.1250 1.1150 1.0186 1.0094 0.9050 0.8912
1 1/8-5 Acme 1.125 5 4G 1.1250 1.1150 1.0208 1.0142 0.9050 0.8951
1 1/8-5 Acme 1.125 5 5G 1.1250 1.1150 1.025 1.0197 0.9050 0.8971
1 1/4-5 Acme 1.25 5 2G 1.2500 1.2400 1.1411 1.121 1.0300 0.9998
1 1/4-5 Acme 1.25 5 3G 1.2500 1.2400 1.1433 1.1339 1.0300 1.0159
1 1/4-5 Acme 1.25 5 4G 1.2500 1.2400 1.1455 1.1388 1.0300 1.0199
1 1/4-5 Acme 1.25 4 5G 1.2500 1.2400 1.15 1.1446 1.0300 1.0219
1 3/8-4 Acme 1.375 4 2G 1.3750 1.3625 1.2406 1.2188 1.1050 1.0720
1 3/8-4 Acme 1.375 4 3G 1.3750 1.3625 1.243 1.2327 1.1050 1.0896
1 3/8-4 Acme 1.375 4 4G 1.3750 1.3625 1.2453 1.238 1.1050 1.0940
1 3/8-4 Acme 1.375 4 5G 1.3750 1.3625 1.25 1.2441 1.1050 1.0962
1 1/2-4 Acme 1.5 4 2G 1.5000 1.4875 1.3652 1.3429 1.2300 1.1965
1 1/2-4 Acme 1.5 4 3G 1.5000 1.4875 1.3677 1.3573 1.2300 1.2144
1 1/2-4 Acme 1.5 4 4G 1.5000 1.4875 1.3701 1.3627 1.2300 1.2189
1 1/2-4 Acme 1.5 4 5G 1.5000 1.4875 1.375 1.369 1.2300 1.2210
1 3/4-4 Acme 1.75 4 2G 1.7500 1.7375 1.6145 1.5916 1.4800 1.4456
1 3/4-4 Acme 1.75 4 3G 1.7500 1.7375 1.6171 1.6064 1.4800 1.4640
1 3/4-4 Acme 1.75 4 4G 1.7500 1.7375 1.6198 1.6122 1.4800 1.4686
1 3/4-4 Acme 1.75 4 5G 1.7500 1.7375 1.625 1.6189 1.4800 1.4708
2-4 Acme 2 4 2G 2.0000 1.9875 1.8637 1.8402 1.7300 1.6948
2-4 Acme 2 4 3G 2.0000 1.9875 1.8665 1.8555 1.7300 1.7135
2-4 Acme 2 4 4G 2.0000 1.9875 1.8693 1.8615 1.7300 1.7183
2-4 Acme 2 4 5G 2.0000 1.9875 1.875 1.8687 1.7300 1.7206
2 1/4-3 Acme 2.25 3 2G 2.2500 2.2333 2.0713 2.045 1.8967 1.8572
2 1/4-3 Acme 2.25 3 3G 2.2500 2.2333 2.0743 2.062 1.8967 1.8783
2 1/4-3 Acme 2.25 3 4G 2.2500 2.2333 2.0773 2.0685 1.8967 1.8835
2 1/4-3 Acme 2.25 3 5G 2.2500 2.2333 2.0833 2.0763 1.8967 1.8862
2 1/2-3 Acme 2.5 3 2G 2.5000 2.4833 2.3207 2.2939 2.1467 2.1065
2 1/2-3 Acme 2.5 3 3G 2.5000 2.4833 2.3238 2.3113 2.1467 2.1279
2 1/2-3 Acme 2.5 3 4G 2.5000 2.4833 2.327 2.3181 2.1467 2.1333
2 1/2-3 Acme 2.5 3 5G 2.5000 2.4833 2.333 2.3262 2.1467 2.1360
2 3/4-3 Acme 2.75 3 2G 2.7500 2.7333 2.57 2.5427 2.3967 2.3558
2 3/4-3 Acme 2.75 3 3G 2.7500 2.7333 2.5734 2.567 2.3967 2.3776
2 3/4-3 Acme 2.75 3 4G 2.7500 2.7333 2.5767 2.5676 2.3967 2.3831
2 3/4-3 Acme 2.75 3 5G 2.7500 2.7333 2.5833 2.576 2.3967 2.3858
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3 1/2-2 Acme 3.5 2 2G 3.5000 3.4750 3.235 3.2026 2.9800 2.9314

3 1/2-2 Acme 3.5 2 3G 3.5000 3.4750 3.2388 3.2237 2.9800 2.9574
3 1/2-2 Acme 3.5 2 4G 3.5000 3.4750 3.2425 3.2317 2.9800 2.9638
3 1/2-2 Acme 3.5 2 5G 3.5000 3.4750 3.25 3.2413 2.9800 2.9669
4-2 Acme 4 2 2G 4.0000 3.9750 3.734 3.7008 3.4800 3.4302
4-2 Acme 4 2 3G 4.0000 3.9750 3.738 3.7225 3.4800 3.4568
4-2 Acme 4 2 4G 4.0000 3.9750 3.742 3.7309 3.4800 3.4634
4-2 Acme 4 2 5G 4.0000 3.9750 3.75 3.7411 3.4800 3.4666
4 1/2-2 Acme 4.5 2 2G 4.5000 4.4750 4.233 4.1991 3.9800 3.9291
4 1/2-2 Acme 4.5 2 3G 4.5000 4.4750 4.2373 4.2215 3.9800 3.9563
4 1/2-2 Acme 4.5 2 4G 4.5000 4.4750 4.2415 4.2302 3.9800 3.9631
4 1/2-2 Acme 4.5 2 5G 4.5000 4.4750 4.25 4.2409 3.9800 3.9663
5-2 Acme 5 2 2G 5.0000 4.9750 4.7319 4.6973 4.4800 4.4281
5-2 Acme 5 2 3G 5.0000 4.9750 4.7364 4.7202 4.4800 4.4557
5-2 Acme 5 2 4G 5.0000 4.9750 4.7409 4.7294 4.4800 4.4627
5-2 Acme 5 2 5G 5.0000 4.9750 4.75 4.7408 4.4800 4.4662

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